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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

The supervolcano forming under the Pacific that could wipe out life (but don't panic - we have 100 million years before it erupts)

The supervolcano forming under the Pacific that could wipe out life (but don't panic - we have 100 million years before it erupts) | Mail Online: "Researchers have warned of a catacysmic supervolcano forming under the Pacific they say could threaten life.

Volcanic lightning is seen over the Puyehue volcano, over 500 miles south of Santiago, Chile, on Sunday, June 5, 2011

The University of Utah team say two or more continent-sized 'piles' of rock are colliding as they move at the bottom of Earth’s thick mantle 1,800 miles beneath the ocean."

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